About Elisabetta Canalis

Italian-born model and actress,Elisabetta Canalis has an estimated net worth of $9 million.

Elisabetta Canalis found a niche in the entertainment industry appearing on Italian TV as a host and presenter.She also found her way into American cinema with minor roles in movies like Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and Virgin Territory.Canalis has appeared in ad campaigns for L’Oreal and in a spread in Maxim,among other modeling gigs.

Elisabetta Canalis was born on September 12, 1978, in Sassari, Italy.The daughter of a radiologist and a literature teacher.After high school, Elisabetta decided that the time was right for her to leave home. She enrolled at a prestigious university in Milan, where she began studying foreign languages.It was in Milan that Elisabetta began exploring the possibility of becoming an actress, and started the slow and arduous process of auditioning for as many projects as she could find.

After being passed up for a small role in an Italian farce called Love Fish,Elisabetta successfully landed a gig in 1999 on a variety show called Striscia la notizia.She stayed with the program for three years,firmly establishing herself to Italian viewers as one of the most interesting and talented performers to hit the scene in ages.

In 2000,while still working on Striscia la notizia,Elisabetta joined the reporting team of Controcampo — a show devoted to the ins and outs of a multitude of different sports.Elisabetta was primarily responsible for providing commentary for Italian soccer games,and it wasn’t long before she began dating a particularly well-known player named Christian Vieri.

From 2009 until June 2011, she was in a relationship with George Clooney.